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Fyctional
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Motion Tweens 2011-09-15 01:26:09 Reply

I must be doing this wrong. There must be an easier way. There is no reason for motion tweens to really be this retarded.

I want to add a few frames. Just a few in the middle, you know, to slow the motion. Just a bit.

If this were, say, a classic tween, I'd just F5 a few times in the middle, and hey. Problem solved.

But this is a motion tween, so it selects the whole goddamn section and F5 doubles the duration of my entire tween. Not what I'm after, Flash. I want 1/24th of a second. Not another 150 frames.

And let's say I have several points in my tween. Is there an easy way to delete keyframes? If I have point A, B, and C, and B is a problem, can I delete just that point?

And god forbid I need to edit the image I'm tweening. Do I seriously have to remove the tween, break apart the symbol, make my change, convert again, and rebuild the tween?! Why the hell will motion tween only work with symbols?!

Sorry for the rant/vent/legitimate technical question I have. I learned Adobe Premiere before Flash, and holy shit, is that program user friendly. Want to delete a keyframe? Click on it. Then press 'delete.' Want to move a keyframe? Click and drag. None of this "select the entire section instead of the one little part you need" business.

tl;dr: Is there an easier way of dealing with motion tweens?

'Cause guys? I just want to make some penis jokes.


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Response to Motion Tweens 2011-09-15 02:58:03 Reply

Yeah, the new tween method takes some getting used to, but once you get it, it's pretty cool.

You can delete keyframes by right-clicking on them in the timeline (see top pic below), but the best way is to use the Motion Editor (bottom pic). There you can add and deleted frames, adjust all of your settings, etc.

Adobe has some video tutorials that explain things fairly well (11-15, and a couple of others further down in the list). Hopefully that'll get you the answers you need! If not, post back here and I'm sure someone will be able to help you out!

Good luck :D

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